English language and the medical profession : instructing and assessing the communication skills of international physicians / edited by Barbara J. Hoekje, Sara M. Tipton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoekje, Barbara J.

Tipton, Sara M.

Series:

Innovation and Leadership in English Language Teaching 5.

Innovation and leadership in English language teaching, 2041-272X ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Medical English.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

English Language and the Medical Profession: Instructing and Assessing the Communication Skills of International Physicians is designed for a new context for English language teaching: the emerging, worldwide interest in English for medicine. The book offers a program for an English language curriculum that is specifically designed for the important and growing group of international medical professionals, with a focus on both instruction and assessment. International physicians in the United States now total more than 25 per cent of the physician workforce. Even subsequent to their passage of the clinical skills exam required for licensing and practice as physicians in U.S. hospitals, international physicians face communication challenges as first-year residents and may be referred to specialists for language and cultural issues. Advanced residents may face additional issues when they begin work as independent practitioners. This volume goes beyond existing texts in collecting the expertise of English language teaching and testing experts, medical residency supervisors, medical licensing, and exchange agencies in examining issues related to international physicians' performance as graduate students and doctors in hospitals and other settings. The contributors include specialists at the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates and doctors who supervise international medical residents as well as recognized ESP practitioners.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Barbara J. Hoekje and Sara M. Tipton

Chapter One: International Medical Graduates in U.S. Higher Education: An Overview of Issues for Esp and Applied Linguistics / Barbara J. Hoekje

Chapter Two: Steps Along the Way: A Personal Retrospective on the Development of the U.S. ECFMG Acculturation Program / Gerald P. Whelan

Chapter Three: Teaching the Communication of Empathy in Patient-Centered Medicine / Catherine O’Grady

Chapter Four: Evaluating the Spoken English Proficiency of International Medical Graduates for Certification and Licensure in the United States / Marta van Zanten

Chapter Five: The Clinical Skills (CS) Test: Img Preparation and Perception / Sara M. Tipton

Chapter Six: Assessing Cultural Knowledge among International Medical Graduates in the United States / William Rozycki , Ulla M. Connor , Laurie Lipsig Pylitt and Lia Logio

Chapter Seven: By the Bedside: Lessons about Communication from an Internal Medicine Program Director / MaryGrace Zetkulic

Chapter Eight: Developing Curriculum and Strategies for a Chinese-Language Medical University in Taiwan Adopting English as a Medium of Instruction / Susan Olmstead-Wang

Chapter Nine: Overcoming Language and Cultural Differences in Medical Encounters: The Use of a Language and Culture Training Course (Lact) in Educating Imgs in Australia / Marisa Cordella

Chapter Ten: Addressing the Language and Communication Needs of IMGs in A U.K. Context: Materials Development for the Doctor–Patient Interview / Marie McCullagh

Chapter Eleven: Courses for Health and Medical Professionals / Carol Piñeiro

Chapter Twelve: Pronunciation as Life and Death: Improving the Communication Skills of Non-Native English Speaking Pathologists / Joanna Labov and Cheryl Hanau

Acgme General Competencies / Barbara J. Hoekje and Sara M. Tipton

Web Sites / Barbara J. Hoekje and Sara M. Tipton

References / Barbara J. Hoekje and Sara M. Tipton.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613354846

9781283354844

1283354845

9781780523859

1780523858

OCLC:

769342564

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781780523859 DOI